How to Open the Settings Screen


The SkyPDF V4 Driver (hereinafter “the Driver”) Settings screen can be launched in multiple ways, and the scope of the applicable settings varies depending on where it is launched from.

When Launching from the Application's Print Screen

Open the Print screen of the application, set the Driver to the printer, and press [Printer Properties][1] to open the Settings screen for the Driver.

If you change the settings displayed on the setting screen and press [OK], the settings will be applied to printing performed from this application.

The settings configured here are temporary and will be reset when the application closes.[2]

When setting from the print screen of the UWP app, the OS standard settings screen will launch, and you can only change things like the orientation of printing, paper size, and color mode.

If you want to change other settings, you need to launch the settings screen in another way as described later.

When Launching from SkyPDF Driver or the Setting Icon

The SkyPDF V4 Driver can register icons for Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.

It is also possible to launch the setting screen of the driver from the settings screen for registering icons and from the settings icon after icon registration.

The settings configured here are permanent and always apply.

The settings are also saved for each Windows user account.

SkyPDF Driver

  1. Select [SkyPDF Driver] from the application list in the Start Menu to launch the setting screen.
  2. Press [Print Settings] to display the printer selection screen.
  3. Select a printer and press [Properties] to open the settings screen.
  4. Press [OK] to register the selected printer as the printer to be used with the Office add-in.

Settings Icon for SkyPDF Add-in

If you have registered an icon, a [SkyPDF] tab will be added to the Office application’s ribbon.

Click on [Settings] on the [SkyPDF] tab to open the printer settings screen for the printer you selected in the SkyPDF Driver setting above.

When Launching from Control Panel

The Driver’s settings can be changed from “Devices and Printers” in the Control Panel.

The settings configured here are permanent and always apply.

  1. Open [Devices and Printers].
  2. Right-click on the Driver in the list of printers and select [Print Settings] or [Printer Properties].
    1. When setting up for each Windows user account
      Select [Print Settings], or [Printer Properties] > [Basic Settings].
    2. When changing all of the default settings on a Windows user account
      Select [Printer Properties] > [Advanced] tab > [Standard Settings].
    • B changes the default settings. For user accounts that changed their settings using method A, the settings configured in A will take precedence.
  3. If you change the settings displayed on the setting screen and press [OK], the changes will be applied next time.

 


  1. ^ The name varies by application. In Word and Excel it is [Printer Properties], while in other applications it is [Advanced Settings] [Properties], [Other Settings], etc.
  2. ^ When using Excel, since Excel saves print settings for each file, the settings may be saved in the file even after the application is closed.